Randy, Banksy and the Oscar blahs
Well, Randy Newman had a good acceptance speech. And Sandra Bullock loosened things up. But apart from that, the 83rd annual Academy Awards ceremony was a crashing bore. Whoever thought pairing the insufferably smug James Franco (I’m still recovering from his mannered portrayal of Allen Ginsberg in Howl) and Anne ...
Monterey County Cinema Scene Gets Real
SCREEN COMMENTS: As the Oscars approach this Sunday, the increasingly vital local movie scene is putting on a show of its own. For starters, director Peter Sillen and Sundance Film Festival honcho Mike Plante, who doubles as the programmer for the Monterey Bay Film Festival will be making personal appearances ...
Grammy Judges Immune to 'Bieber Fever'
The selection of the 26-year-old jazz bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding as Best New Artist at the Grammys Sunday night may have enraged Justin Bieber fans, but it should come as no surprise to readers of the Weekly. Spalding, who is as beauteous as she is talented, was the Weekly’s cover girl ...
Monterey Museum Board Baffles Art Community
ART HISTORY: As previously reported, the latest moves by the Monterey History and Maritime Museum are a textbook example of how not to make important decisions—or manage your staff. On the flip side, the museum board at least has the merits of being consistent: It’s been mismanaging this treasured civic ...
Tweet political revenge, paying homage to Jeffers and SuperBowl screensavers.
UNDERSTANDING MEDIA: The Confucian curse continues to apply; we live in interesting times. Whatever else comes out of the events on the streets of Egypt (and Jordan, and Tunisia), one thing is clear: the transformational power of new methods of communications have been demonstrated once again. The Tunisian revolution would ...
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